2. Definition of Laplace Transform
The transform method is used to solve certain
problems, that are difficult to solve directly.
In this method the original problems is first
transformed and solved.
Laplace transform is one of the tools for solving
ordinary linear differential equations.
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3. First : Convert the given differential equation
from time domain to complex frequency domain
by taking Laplace transform of the equation
From this equation, determine the Laplace
transform of the unknown variable
Finally, convert this expression into time domain
by taking inverse Laplace transform
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4. Laplace transform method of solving differential
equations offers two distinct advantages over
classical method of problem solving
From this equation, determine the Laplace
transform of the unknown variable
Finally, convert this expression into time domain
by taking inverse Laplace transform
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5. The Laplace transform is defined as below:
Let f(t) be a real function of a real variable t
defined for t>0, then
Where F(s) is called Laplace transform of f(t).
And the variable ‘s’ which appears in F(s) is
frequency dependent complex variable
It is given by,
where = Real part of complex variable ‘s’
= Imaginary part of complex
variable ‘s’
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6. Inverse Laplace Transform
The operation of finding out time domain
function f(t) from Laplace transform F(s) is
called inverse Laplace transform and denoted
as L-1
Thus,
The time function f(t) and its Laplace transform
F(s) is called transform pair
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7. Properties of Laplace Transforms
The properties of Laplace transform enable us
to find out Laplace transform without having to
compute them directly from the definition.
The properties are given:
A) The Linear Property
The Laplace transformation is a linear operation
– for functions f(t) and g(t), whose Laplace
transforms exists, and constant a and b, the
equation is :
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8. B) Differentiation
According to this property,
It means that inverse Laplace transform of a
Laplace transform multiplied by s will give
derivative of the function if initial conditions are
zero.
C) n-fold differentiation
According to this property,
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9. D) Integration Property
In general, the Laplace transform of an order n
is
Laplace transform exists if f(t) does not grow too
fast as
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10. E) Time Shift
The Laplace transform of f(t) delayed by time T
is equal to the Laplace transform of f(t)
multiplied by e-sT ; that is
L[f ( t – T ) u( t – T )] = e-sT F(s), where u (t – T)
denotes the unit step function, which is shifted
to the right in time by T.
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11. F) Convolution Integral
The Laplace transform of the product of two
functions F1(s) and F2(s) is given by the
convolution integrals
where L-1F1(s) = f1(t) and L-1F2(s) = f2(t)
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12. G) Product Transformation
The Laplace transform of the product of two
functions f1(t) and f2(t) is given by the complex
convolution integral
H) Frequency Scaling
The inverse Laplace transform of the functions
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13. I) Time Scaling
The Laplace transform of a functions
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14. K) Initial Value Theorem
The Laplace transform is very useful to find the
initial value of the time function f(t). Thus if F(s)
is the Laplace transform of f(t) then,
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The only restriction is that f(t) must be
continuous or at the most , a step discontinuity
at t=0.
15. L) Final Value Theorem
Similar to the initial value, the Laplace transform is
also useful to find the final value of the time function
f(t).
Thus if F(s) is the Laplace transform of f(t) then the
final value theorem states that,
The only restriction is that the roots of the
denominator polynomial of F(s) i.e poles of F(s)
have negative or zero real parts
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16. Table of Laplace Transforms:
Table 1 : Standard Laplace Transform
pairs
f(t) F(s)
1 1/s
Constant K K/s
K f(t), K is constant K F(s)
t 1/s2
tn n/sn+1
e-at 1/s+a
eat 1/s-a
e-at tn n/((s+a)n+1 )
sin t /(s2 + 2)
cos t s/(s2 + 2)
e-at sin t /((s+a)2 + 2)
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e-at cos t (s+a)/((s+a)2 + 2)
sinh t /(s2 - 2)
cosh t s/(s2 - 2)
t e-at 1/(s+a)2
1 - e-at a/s(s+a)
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18. Table 2 : Laplace transforms of standard
time functions
Function f(t) Laplace Transform F(s)
Unit step = u(t) 1/s
A u(t) A/s
Delayed unit step = u(t-T) e-Ts/s
A u(t-T) Ae-Ts /s
Unit ramp = r(t) = t u(t) 1/s2
At u(t) A/s2
Delayed unit ramp = r(t-T) = (t-T) u(t-
T)
e-Ts /s2
A(t-T) u(t-T) Ae-Ts /s 2
Unit impulse = (t) 1
Delayed unit impulse = (t-T) e-Ts
Impulse of strength K i.e K (t) K
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19. Inverse Laplace Transform
Let F(s) is the Laplace transform of f(t) then the
inverse Laplace transform is denoted as,
The F(s), in partial fraction method, is written in the
form as,
Where N(s) = Numerator polynomial in s
D(s) = Denominator polynomial in s
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20. Simple and Real Roots
The roots of D(s) are simple and real
The function F(s) can be expressed as,
where a, b, c… are the simple and real roots
of D(s).
The degree of N(s) should be always less than
D(s)
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21. This can be further expressed as,
where K1, K2, K3 … are called partial fraction
coefficients
The values of K1, K2, K3 … can be obtained as,
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22. In general, and so on
Where sn = nth root of D(s)
Is standard Laplace transform pair.
Once F(s) is expressed in terms of partial
fractions, with coefficients K1, K2 … Kn, the
inverse Laplace transform can be easily
obtained
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23. Application of Laplace Transform in
Control System
The control system can be classified as
electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, thermal and so
on.
All system can be described by
integrodifferential equations of various orders
While the o/p of such systems for any i/p can be
obtained by solving such integrodifferential
equations
Mathematically, it is very difficult to solve such
equations in time domain
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24. The Laplace transform of such integrodifferential
equations converts them into simple algebraic
equations
All the complicated computations then can be
easily performed in s domain as the equations
to be handled are algebraic in nature.
Such transformed equations are known as
equations in frequency domain
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25. By eliminating unwanted variable, the required
variable in s domain can be obtained
By using technique of Laplace inverse, time
domain function for the required variable can be
obtained
Hence making the computations easy by
converting the integrodifferential equations into
algebraic is the main essence of the Laplace
transform
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